Alaska Flag Roundel Tee boston • Blue for knowledge

• Blue for knowledge

The provincial colors

Tulsa's first flag was a non-rectangular design with the fly ending in an isosceles triangle

called the Fleurdelisé (French for 'lily-flowered')

No unsightly nylon materials here

Alaska Flag Roundel Tee boston • Blue for knowledgeThe state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris (the North Star) on a dark blue field. Thirty two years before Alaska became a state, the Alaska Department of the American Legion sponsored a territorial contest for Alaskan children from seventh grade to twelfth grade to design a flag for the territory. In 1927, the contest committee chose fourteen year old orphan Benny Benson's design to represent the future flag